Texas Natural Resources Code - NAT RES § 134.106. Spoil Disposal

(1) to transport the excess spoil material resulting from surface coal mining and reclamation activities and place it in a controlled manner in position for concurrent compaction to assure mass stability and to prevent mass movement;

(2) to dispose of spoil only within the bonded permit areas;

(3) to remove the organic matter immediately before spoil placement;

(4) to use appropriate surface and internal drainage systems and diversion ditches to prevent spoil erosion and movement;

(5) to use a spoil disposal area that does not contain springs, natural watercourses, or wet weather seeps unless lateral drains are constructed from the wet areas to the main underdrains in a manner that prevents the water from filtering into the spoil pile;

(6) if the spoil is placed on a slope:

(7) to construct a rock toe buttress of sufficient size to prevent mass movement if the toe of the spoil rests on a downslope; and

(8) to place the spoil in compliance with other provisions of this chapter.